Thank you so much for the info. I really do appreciate it. I am going to go ahead and purchase them. At the very least, I'm sure that they would be a good rough guide. For example, I've figured out some of Headmaster Ritual in Open D, but I would love to see a dedicated interpretation of it, if it's available.
Oh, and I wasn't even aware that there was a Viva Hate songbook. Wonderful!
You should post your work on Powertabs.net, if you don't already know about it. There are some incredibly accurate Smiths tabs on there, and IBEH seems to be dead on. I tried to watch as many live shows to get an idea.
> They are pretty accurate. There are some weird things like There is a
> light that never goes out is played with a Cm instead of the capo on the
> fourth fret the way it is played live every time.
> Bigmouth is the same, the Cm. It doesn't sound right which is why I posted
> the few I had figured out back in 1999. I did Lost when I lived in
> California but lost the word document but I plan to give it another shot
> soon.
> Heaven Knows is pretty accurate but you need the wah for a better effect,
> it doesn't work all that great unless you are very skilled with an
> acoustic.
> Most of the Queen is Dead songbook is acurate except for the two mentioned
> above.
> The Viva Hate songbook is dead on. And worth the price I paid for it back
> in 2000. It is also the only Morrissey songbook I have found without
> trying too hard.